17, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
301-791-6680 http://www.rheumdocs.com/ arthritis@rheumdocs.com
Rheumatology Consultants is the private practice of Steven J. Klein, M.D., F.A.C.R., C.C.D.
Rheumatology Consultants was started in 1985 as a private rheumatology practice and in 1994 expanded to include comprehensive osteoporosis care when Dr. Klein relocated from southern California to join the practice. With the acquisition of a Hologic QDR 1000 DXA Scanner in 1994, The Osteoporosis Center was opened in Hagerstown.
Because of the success of The Osteoporosis Center in Hagerstown, we formed The Osteoporosis and Clinical Trials Center which opened a second office in Cumberland, Maryland in July 1996. For this center we acquired the Hologic QDR-4500C DXA Scanner and we hired three registered nurses as the study coordinators.
In 2004 and 2005, we upgraded our densitometry machines in Hagerstown and Cumberland to GE Lunar Prodigy Advance equipment. This has allowed us to expand our capabilities to include total body scanning and vertebral fracture assessment.
Since 1995 in our Hagerstown and Cumberland offices we have participated in many phase II and phase III clinical trials. Over the years our clinical trials program has focused on COX-II inhibitors for Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, as well as unique analgesics for osteoarthritis. Additionally our centers have continued to be actively involved in postmenopausal and male osteoporosis, phase III trials of bisphosphonates, SERM's, parathyroid hormone, and hormone replacement therapy. We currently have five study coordinators. For more detailed information about our trials experience please see our web site www.rheumdocs.com.
Sponsors we have participated with:
- Abbott
- Amgen
- AutoImmune
- Boehringer Mannheim
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Eli Lilly
- Endeavor
- G.D. Searle
- Genmab A/S
- Hoechst Marion Roussel
- Hyal Pharmaceutical
- Merck
- NPS Allelix
- Novartis
- Parke Davis
- Pfizer
- Pharmacia
- Proctor & Gamble
- Roche
- Wyeth Ayerst
Clinical research organizations we have worked with:
- Covance
- IBAH
- Kendle
- MTRA
- PPD Pharmaco
- Parexel
- Quintiles
Steven Klein, M.D., F.A.C.R., C.C.D.
Board-certified specialist in Rheumatology
Areas of Expertise:
- Arthritis and rheumatic diseases
- Connective tissue diseases
- Osteoporosis
STUDY COORDINATORS:
- Kelly Weicht, CRC
kweicht@rheumdocs.com - Ivi Johnson, RN, CRC
ijohnson@rheumdocs.com - Patricia Brusczewski, RN, CCRC
pbrusczewski@rheumdocs.com - Trish Beal, RN, CRC
tbeal@rheumdocs.com - Kim Douglas, RN
kdouglas@rheumdocs.com
- John Weikert, RT(R), CDT (ISCD Certified)
jweikert@rheumdocs.com - Shelley Rice, RT(R), CDT (ISCD Certified)
srice@rheumdocs.com
Today, Rheumatology Consultants is the sole provider of rheumatologic and comprehensive osteoporosis care in Western Maryland, with offices in Hagerstown and Cumberland. Our practice is unique in that we draw our patient population from a tri-state area (Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) with a population of approximately 500,000 people. The area has a large elderly population, which is reflected in our rheumatology practice as a whole, where the patient ratio is approximately 2:1 female:male.
Endocrinology
Musculoskeletal
Rheumatology
We firmly believe that the location of our practice plays a significant role in our growth and success in clinical trial enrollment. Our location in Cumberland, Maryland is particularly exciting because we are able to offer, state of the art technology and study participation opportunities to an historically under served population in that city and to all points west including West Virginia and southern Pennsylvania.
Special Equipment and Facilities:
DXA Scanners:
- GE Lunar Prodigy Advance in Hagerstown and Cumberland
- On site in Hagerstown
- The Imaging Center
Cumberland, Maryland
- Copernicus
- Memorial Hospital
Cumberland, Maryland (Local IRB) - Quorum
- RCRC
- Schulman Associates
- Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown, Maryland (Local IRB) - Western Institutional Review Board (WIRB)
Steven Klein, M.D.
The Osteoporosis & Clinical Trials Center
346 Mill Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
USA
301-791-6680
301-714-1506 (fax)
arthritis@rheumdocs.com
www.rheumdocs.com/
- A randomized, double-blind study of the effect of ocrelizumab in combination with methotrexate, compared to methotrexate alone, on the treatment response in methotrexate-naive patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.
- A Study of Ocrelizumab in Combination With Methotrexate in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Are Naive to Methotrexate